just installed clamwin portable for the first time. at first, a message comes up saying that there is no virus database, do i want to download the latest, and i say yes, and it begins. but then it says, first, that the version (88.5) is old and eventually says that it cannot install a virus database at all. when i try to do a scan anyway, the scan button is grayed out. Here is the log:
freshclam daemon 0.88.5 (OS: win32, ARCH: x86, CPU: i686)
ClamAV update process started at Sun Dec 03 19:17:57 2006
main.cvd updated (version: 41, sigs: 73809, f-level: 10, builder: tkojm)
WARNING: Your ClamAV installation is OUTDATED!
WARNING: Current functionality level = 9, recommended = 10
DON'T PANIC! Read http://www.clamav.net/faq.html
ERROR: Verification: MD5 verification error
Trying again in 5 secs...
ClamAV update process started at Sun Dec 03 19:18:32 2006
main.cvd is up to date (version: 41, sigs: 73809, f-level: 10, builder: tkojm)
WARNING: Your ClamAV installation is OUTDATED!
WARNING: Current functionality level = 9, recommended = 10
DON'T PANIC! Read http://www.clamav.net/faq.html
ERROR: Verification: MD5 verification error
Trying again in 5 secs...
ClamAV update process started at Sun Dec 03 19:18:35 2006
main.cvd is up to date (version: 41, sigs: 73809, f-level: 10, builder: tkojm)
WARNING: Your ClamAV installation is OUTDATED!
WARNING: Current functionality level = 9, recommended = 10
DON'T PANIC! Read http://www.clamav.net/faq.html
ERROR: Verification: MD5 verification error
Giving up on database.clamav.net...
ERROR: Update failed.
any help greatly appreciated! been using ff and tb portable for ages and love them.
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I just tried it and it worked fine from here. Try it again in a few minutes (something may have been up with their network).
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!
Yup, John, it must have been a flake on their part, as just now it worked. HOWEVER, it still says that I have an outdated version, but I assume that is just because the portable app hasn't quite caught up to the regular one. Thanx again for a wonderful set of indispensable tools!!!
ClamAV update process started at Mon Dec 04 17:39:48 2006
main.cvd is up to date (version: 41, sigs: 73809, f-level: 10, builder: tkojm)
WARNING: Your ClamAV installation is OUTDATED!
WARNING: Current functionality level = 9, recommended = 10
DON'T PANIC! Read http://www.clamwin.com/content/view/10/27/
daily.cvd updated (version: 2277, sigs: 5878, f-level: 9, builder: arnaud)
Database updated (79687 signatures) from database.clamav.net (IP: 205.139.192.213)
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Completed
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And, incidentally, ClamWin started displaying that message a full 2.5 weeks before 0.88.6 even came out.
Sometimes, the impossible can become possible, if you're awesome!